Kathleen Clarke Born in Limerick 1878

#OnThisDay 1878 Kathleen Clarke, founding member of Cumann na mBan, politician & first female Lord Mayor of Dublin, was born in Limerick. Clarke spent 11 months in prison for the “German Plot” & served as a Republican judge during the War of Independence.

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